Staff Leasing to the Philippines? Here are some pricing tips

By Fern Carlos, Sourcefit: Custom Offshore Staffing Solutions

For most companies, one of the top reasons to engage the services of a business process

outsourcing (BPO) firm in the Philippines is to save on overhead costs.

Pricing is a crucial component in making sure this is goal is achieved.

How to know you are getting a good pricing deal?

Know exactly how the outsourcing fees are adding up.

For example, if you are going to work with a help desk service provider, some of the elements that can affect or drive up the fees include:

For example, if you are going to work with a help desk service provider, some of the elements that can affect or drive up the fees include:

* Monthly incident or call volume

For example, if you are going to work with a help desk service provider, some of the elements that can affect or drive up the fees include:

* Monthly incident or call volume

* Number of hours covered by the help desk team

For example, if you are going to work with a help desk service provider, some of the elements that can affect or drive up the fees include:

* Monthly incident or call volume

* Number of hours covered by the help desk team

* The specific services that the outsourcing firm will provide.

Choose a service provider that practices transparency when it comes to pricing.

Some industries use specific pricing options. Know these pricing options so you can make an informed

choice that would best suit your budget and the requirements of your business.

The help desk industry, for example, uses per minute pricing, per incident pricing, per call

pricing and fixed pricing.

Pricing option components such as monthly incident/call volume and coverage can hike up the fees.

Pricing option components such as monthly incident/call volume and coverage can hike up the fees.

Determine which pricing option will be most beneficial to your business.

Identify the services that the BPO firm will provide.

Identify the services that the BPO firm will provide.

Consider outsourcing service packages.

Better yet, ask your service provider to give an outsourcing solution that’s custom-made for your

company. Reject one-size-fits-all outsourcing solutions. The better and more reliable BPO firms

are capable of providing customized solutions.

Don’t lose sight of what should be your main objective when it comes to pricing: getting as

much value for your money as you can without sacrificing the quality of the outputs.

To learn more about offshoring and business process outsourcing to the Philippines, visit us at

http://www.sourcefit.com/

To learn more about offshoring and business process outsourcing to the Philippines, visit us at

http://www.sourcefit.com/

Text by:Fern Carlos, Sourcefit: Custom Offshore Staffing Solutions

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